Community Engagement

Operation Oneg: A Southern & Jewish Soldier Story

Last week was my first adventure on the road as an Education Fellow. I went to Montgomery and Auburn, Alabama, ...

Moving Mississippi Up

“Where do we start?”That’s a question I hear often from groups of people seeking to make an impact in their ...

Yes, I’m Celebrating a New Jewish Holiday Today

Let’s make a new Jewish holiday.Wait…what?Let’s make a new Jewish holiday. When I opened a recent daily e-mail from The ...

My Friends in Israel Are Not All Israeli

With the recent violence and escalation in the Middle East, my mind is on Israel. With every report of a ...

Because Education is a Jewish Value

For most Jews, education is a top priority. That’s one of the reasons our community engagement efforts are often focused ...

Letting a New Light Shine

I am coming up on my one-year anniversary of working at the Jewish Women’s Archive.  It’s a pleasant shock that ...

My Mississippi Summer, 50 Years After Freedom Summer

As I began the long trek down to Mississippi a few weeks ago, I found my mind constantly wandering into ...

Interfaith Work, Then & Now

All this week, we’re deeply engaged in the Mississippi Freedom Summer 50 events taking place in Jackson, Mississippi.We’ll be sharing ...

Living a Legacy Down South

This month I made a big move. After a year spent in Jerusalem, I moved to Jackson, Mississippi to serve ...

Southern & Jewish Hospitality

What began years ago has now become a very common event in our Delta community of Greenwood, Mississippi: we host ...